The Devil's Candy Page #4

but, um, Jess went out

to the studio...

-I'm so sorry.

- It's not your fault.

It's his fault.

Now you mentioned that

he'd lived here before you all?

-Mm-hmm.

-Still the same locks?

-Yeah.

- Then there's every chance

that he has a key

which means you need

to change them locks.

-Okay.

- And I think it's best

if you folks move into a motel.

Even, just for a few days.

Give us some time

to run the prints

and take a real good look

into this guy.

I'll be stationed outside

all night.

Until you're up

and out in the morning.

So don't you worry.

You're gonna be alright.

-Try and get some sleep, okay.

It's gonna make you feel

a lot better.

-What if he comes back?

- Well, that's why

the police lady is outside.

-What if he gets past her?

-Oh, my gosh.

- Oh, my gosh.

- Astrid.

- I'm so sorry.

I thought that you were...

-I'm okay. I'm okay.

-I'm ready for school.

-Sweetie...

No, sw... sweetie, you don't,

you don't have to go

to school today.

-It's safer than here.

- If he comes back,

I'll smash him.

-I'm gonna be late.

Bye.

-Oh. Oh, f***.

Hey.

- Jesse.

- Yeah.

- It's Mara.

I showed Leonard your painting.

He approves.

-That's uh, that's...

- He'd like to come by

your studio.

See what you're working on.

-Yeah, yeah. No, definitely.

That's great, any... any time.

- Leonard's got an opening

at three.

- Wait, today?

- Yes.

-No, I... I can't.

I... I have... I have

to pick my daughter up at three.

-I can push it back to two.

But that's all I can do.

Take it or leave it Jesse.

-Come on.

- What this is, Jesse,

is a show of faith.

But I'm willing

to take that chance.

Because your latest work is..

Wonderfully disturbing.

- F***in' painting

nearly killed me.

- Le sang de la terre.

-I'm... I'm sorry.

-The blood of the Earth.

The world's oldest

unblended cognac.

That's what we've been sharing.

Beside the moment of course.

Now that you're being

represented by Belial.

It's time for you to start

getting used to nice things.

-Uh, Leonard

I'd love to sit here

and drink this whole bottle

with you right now,

really, I would

but I gotta pick my daughter up.

- I'm sure your daughter

won't mind

if you're one

or two minutes late.

-I'm already pushing it.

- What's a few minutes

in the grander scheme?

-Actually it's everything.

I'm not gonna get into it

right now, just trust me.

I can't be late.

- Well, as they say,

"nothing of true worth

"comes without some..

Sacrifice."

To sacrifice.

-Oh, no.

Come on!

Come on.

Zooey!

- He's right.

You are the sweetest candy

of them all.

I have to do that thing

I don't wanna do now.

-Please.

Please.

Let me go, please!

Please!

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